Post office · Bombay Presidency
Panwell
- Handstamps
- 3
- Recorded
- 1838–1856
Panwell is in Kolaba District, Bombay Presidency, situated 18°59' N and 73°7' E on the high road from Bombay to Poona. Panwell port is recorded as having carried on trade with Europe in 1570.
Panwell has 3 pre-1854 hand-struck postal markings dated 1838–1856 recorded in this census. Each figure links to its covers, rarity and provenance.
Panwell handstamp summary
All recorded markings at a glance — click any row for full details and covers.
Frequently asked — Panwell postal history
- What are the pre stamp covers of Panwell?
- Pre stamp (pre philatelic) covers of Panwell are folded letters and envelopes that passed through the Panwell post office before India's first adhesive stamp of 1854, so postage was shown entirely by hand-struck postal markings and manuscript rates. Panwell was a post office of the Bombay Presidency, British India, and this census records 3 distinct postal markings used there, dated between 1838 and 1856.
- How many handstamps are recorded for Panwell?
- 3 hand-struck postal markings are recorded for Panwell in this census. Each mark carries its Hammond Giles catalogue figure number, colour, date range, evidence-based rarity grade, and links to every surviving cover recorded with it.
- What is Panwell called today?
- Panwell is the colonial-era name of present-day Panvel, India. Covers and postmarks are catalogued here under the historical name used on the marks themselves.
- How do I identify a Panwell postmark or cover?
- Compare your cover against the reference impressions on this page — each figure shows the mark's design, ink colour and recorded date range. If your Panwell cover bears a mark that matches a figure, open that figure's page to see every recorded example with provenance. If it matches none, it may be unrecorded: submit photographs through the form on this page and the editors will review it for inclusion in the census.
Also searched as: Panwell, Panvel, Panwell HG 1, Panwell handstruck stamps, Panwell pre stamp covers, Panwell postal history.
How to cite
“Panwell, Bombay Presidency — pre-1854 handstruck stamps & covers,” Hand Struck Stamps, https://handstruckstampsindia.com/bombay/panwell (accessed 10 August 2026).
Updated: 10 Aug 2026
An unrecorded mark from Panwell?
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